NGARRA-BURRIA
Ngarra-Burria: First Peoples Composers 2025 Showcase
Each year, Ngarra-Burria: First Peoples Composers – our award-winning collaborative First Nations artist development program – brings exciting new artistic voices into the spotlight - you can discover them for yourself in this free concert at the Eugene Goossens Hall (Sydney) and The Street (Canberra). Hear new instrumental works from the 2025 cohort alongside music by Mark ‘Munk’ Ross and join the celebration of stories reflecting culture, country and connection to the here and now.
DETAILS
Wednesday 15 October 6pm, Eugene Goossens Hall, ABC Ultimo CentreFriday 17 October 6:30pm, The Street Theatre, CANBERRA
PROGRAM
MARK ‘MUNK’ ROSS (2025–26 First Nations Composer in Residence) - new work
2025 Ngarra-Burria cohort - new works
PERFORMERS
Claire Edwardes (Artistic Director, percussion)
Lamorna Nightingale (flutes)
Jason Noble (clarinets)
Rowena Macneish (cello)
DESCRIPTION
Ngarra-Burria: First Peoples Composers is our award-winning collaborative artist development program, and in 2025 we celebrate ten years of building bridges for First Nations musicians to develop composition skills while connecting with their cultural roots. Each year, Ngarra-Burria brings exciting new artistic voices into the spotlight and you can discover them for yourself in this free concert at the Eugene Goossens Hall (Sydney) and The Street (Canberra).
Hear new instrumental works from the 2025 cohort alongside music by Mark ‘Munk’ Ross, Ensemble Offspring’s 2025–26 First Nations Composer in Residence, and join the celebration of stories reflecting culture, country and connection to the here and now.
“Ensemble Offspring’s program showcased not only the unique styles and arrangements of the compositions, but also gave a sense of the importance of storytelling for First Nations people.”
“A team of incredible composers, mentors, and Ensemble Offspring’s musical interpreters, coming together to empower First Nations Voices”
“While Australia has been debating the representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in parliament, a dozen First Nations composers have been given their own voice…”
“Too Deadly”
“The sheer diversity of styles, some incorporating jazz, percussion, repetitive and vocal elements, ensures variety and attraction.”
